In Heart of Gold, what does "fine line" and "expressions I never give" mean? Lyrics given.?

I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I... show more I want to live,
I want to give
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.

I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.

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Best Answer: Like many rock songs (or poetry) it has both room for personal interpretation and multiple possible meanings.

Here's my interpretation. He's searching for a 'heart of gold', a good person, but there is always some good in a bad people and some bad in good people. So the dividing line between a good person and a bad person is thin - a fine line. You could also take it literally (a line of cocaine). There was a lot of that around when he was writing that song. Also a 'fine line' can be a good pick-up line or a good line of poetry.

As far 'expressions I never give', for many men it is hard to show their feelings. Perhaps that is what he was driving at.

Having said all of that, Neil himself never liked people to take his lyrics too literally or to ascribe too much meaning to them. You can decide for yourself and I am quite sure that would be 'fine' by him.

Now that you've reminded me of it, I'm going to go play that song right now - it's been part of my own repetoire for over 20 years - love that song.

it's hard to say what it may have meant to him when he wrote the song. like poetry, lyrics are often open to individual interpretation. i just went to SongMeanings.com where people have posted what they think the song means...maybe that will help you find the answer.